Improving health and human services
Posted on Dec 28, 2017 in Capitol Connection, FeaturedENGINEERING CHANGE: The ‘Ohana Nui “Engineers” — DHS and DOH staff members leading the way in transforming how services are provided to children and families.
• Launched ‘Ohana Nui, a multi-generational service approach to help families break the cycle of poverty and initiated the Kupuna Caregivers program to help family caregivers with full-time jobs tap into community resources.
• Secured funding for new high-security Hawai‘i State Hospital facility and increased focus on mental health treatment.
• Created a statewide opioid abuse initiative involving state health, public safety and consumer protection agencies and implemented the state’s first medical marijuana dispensaries for qualified persons with health conditions.
• Increased vector control to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such dengue and zika.
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